The Big Story On WPVI Philadelphia’s ‘Action News’: Jim Gardner Retiring
December 13th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyMillions of viewers in Philadelphia have watched Jim Gardner deliver the news weeknights at 6 and 11 on Action News on WPVI over the past 45 years. If you do the math, that’s about 11,000 hours that Gardner has spent in their living rooms. Maybe that’s why many viewers think of Jim Gardner as, well, family.
How KARE Minneapolis Grew Its Late News Ratings In November
December 12th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyKARE Minneapolis grew its 10 p.m. newscast viewership 25% year-to-year in November. “It was pretty unusual to watch the 10 o’clock news double, triple and quadruple share from the lead in night after night,” says Bill Dallman, KARE’s GM.
WPVI Philadelphia Names Brian Taff To Succeed Retiring Jim Gardner
December 6th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyBrian Taff has been named as the next anchor for the 6 p.m. newscast on 6ABC/WPVI-TV, the ABC O&O in Philadelphia. Taff will succeed lauded news anchor Jim Gardner when he retires later this month.
Local TV Journalists Document Life In Ukraine
December 5th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyTwo local TV journalists from Lilly Broadcasting stations cross into Ukraine dodging missiles and eating in the dark at a cat café. The team reported live from locations in London, Poland and Ukraine and sent back stories about life there.
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
December 4th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyNew jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a broadcast IT specialist in the Research Triangle Park of Raleigh-Durham, N.C.
WAVE’s New Promo Says ‘We Are Your Voice’
December 2nd, 2022 by Paul GreeleyWAVE, Gray’s NBC affiliate in Louisville, has released a new 60-second news promo that reminds viewers that they are at the center of the station’s news coverage.
WKMG Orlando Breaks The Traditional Newscast Mold
November 28th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyWKMG, Graham Media’s CBS affiliate in Orlando, Fla., changed its traditional weekday 5:30 p.m. newscast entirely to feature original digital content. On the first day, the program doubled its audience.
WXIX’s New AM News Promos Are Catchy And Promising
November 21st, 2022 by Paul GreeleyWXIX in Cincinnati has some new promos for its morning news that are upbeat and entertaining enough to watch over and over. What if watching the morning news helped you have a perfect day?
WDIV Identified A ‘Promotable’ Story — Then Owned It
November 14th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyWDIV, Graham Media’s NBC affiliate in Detroit, saw that a story on its website about an upcoming bridge opening got tremendous engagement. The station doubled down and sent a crew of three people four hours away to make it a promotable event for its broadcast viewers.
Ben Bates Upped To Marketing Director At WWL New Orleans
November 9th, 2022 by Paul GreeleyBen Bates has been promoted to marketing director at WWL, Tegna’s CBS affiliate in New Orleans. Prior to WWL, Bates worked in creative services and marketing at stations in Denver, Albuquerque, N.M., and Tegna’s WXIA in Atlanta.